The Superior Court of Peshawar has dismissed all the requests that question the sentences transmitted by the military courts.
A bank of two members comprising Judge Naeem Anwar and Judge Dr. Khurshid Iqbal listened to 29 written requests filed against the sentences of the Military Court.
The Court ruled that the sentences transmitted by the Military Courts would only be considered effective once signed by the General Court of Martial Campo.
During the hearing, the lawyers of the petitioners, the additional attorney general Sanaaullah and the assistant of the Court Shamil Ahmad Butt were present.
The lawyers of the petitioners argued that the convicted individuals had already fulfilled their sentences in military custody and should be released according to the law, which counts the time spent custody as part of their sentence.
The additional attorney general informed the court that, according to the special laws, the accused does not benefit from the provisions of section 382-B, which offers early release after complying with part of the sentence.
In addition, he clarified that convicted individuals were terrorists and have no right to any indulgence.
The additional attorney general emphasized that the previous decisions of the largest bank of the Superior Court of Peshawar and another bank had established that sentences under special laws did not allow the benefit of section 382-B.
The sentences would only begin from the date on which the General Court Marcial del Campo sign.
He added that the sentences imposed by the General Court of the Field fall within the jurisdiction of the special law, and the Superior Court only examines whether the sentences comply with the relevant sections under military judicial law.
